Senate Bill S1039

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires health care professional education in the area of elder abuse

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1945
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6507, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1851, A7233
2013-2014: S2324, A723

2011-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires physicians, chiropractors, dentists, registered nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dental hygienists to have completed one hour of coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of elderly abuse prior to the renewal of a license, registration or limited permit; provides procedures and provides for exemptions when no need therefor.

2011-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1039

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  health  care  practi-
  tioner professional education in the area of elderly abuse

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the  educa-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  a. Establish standards for preprofessional and professional education,
experience and licensing examinations as required to implement the arti-
cle for each profession. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
commissioner shall establish standards requiring that all persons apply-
ing, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one,  initially,
or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit to be a
physician,  chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist, optome-
trist,  psychiatrist,  psychologist,  licensed  master  social   worker,
licensed  clinical  social  worker,  licensed  creative  arts therapist,
licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental  health  counse-
lor,  licensed  psychoanalyst, or dental hygienist shall, in addition to
all the other licensure,  certification  or  permit  requirements,  have
completed  [two]  THREE  hours  of  coursework or training regarding the
identification and reporting of child AND ELDER abuse and  maltreatment.
The  coursework  or  training  shall  be obtained from an institution or
provider which has been approved  by  the  department  to  provide  such
coursework  or  training.  [The] TWO HOURS OF THE coursework or training
shall include information regarding the physical and behavioral  indica-
tors  of  child  abuse  and  maltreatment  and  the  statutory reporting
requirements set out in sections  four  hundred  thirteen  through  four
hundred twenty of the social services law, including but not limited to,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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